Legal Principle The law states that a food business operator must be registered with orlicensed by t...........

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Legal Principle: The law states that a food business operator must be registered with orlicensed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to run a food business.

Fact Situation: Kavita’s neighbours suffer food poisoning after consuming sweets gifted by her on theoccasion of a celebration at her home. Kavita does not have a registration or license from the FSSAI.

Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?

Kavita is in violation of the law since she does not have a FSSAI registration or license.

Kavita is not in violation of the law since she did not make the sweets she gave by way of gift.

Law does not apply in cases like this where transactions happen between neighbours.

Kavita need not take a license or register with FSSAI since she is not running a food business.

Explanation:

Kavita need not take a license or register with FSSAI since she is not running a food business. This is self sufficient since in principle it is given that person running food business requires fssai license not ordinary people